Note: though Showtime had a "Free Preview Weekend" the numbers below *do not* include any non-subscriber viewing - the ratings below are based on Showtime subscribers only.

via press release:

House of lies debuts to 1.6 million viewers,
BESTING HOMELAND premiere

SHAMELESS Returns To Its Highest-Rated Premiere Ever –

Up 61% Vs. Season One

House of lies Premiere at 10PM

Under the stewardship of SHOWTIME Entertainment President David Nevins, HOUSE OF LIES becomes the network’s sixth consecutive hit freshman series – on the heels of successful launches for THE BIG C, SHAMELESS, EPISODES, THE BORGIAS and HOMELAND.

HOUSE OF LIES debuted to 1.6 million viewers for the night, besting the season one premiere night for HOMELAND by 13 percent (1.38 million).

The series premiere of HOUSE OF LIES was made available online and via affiliate On Demand channels during the holidays (as of Dec. 27), and to-date has delivered over 1.2 million viewers* 3

*Final online stats will be available in the upcoming weeks.

10:00 p.m. 1.03 million viewers

12:00 a.m. 384,000 viewers

1:00 a.m. 146,000 viewers

Online/On Demand Sampling 1.2 million viewers

Total 2.76 million viewers

SHAMELESS Premiere at 9PM

SHAMELESS' second season debut marked the series' highest-rated premiere ever, up 61 percent vs. its season one premiere.

SHAMELESS season two premiere also debuted higher than its season one finale, up 37 percent (vs. 1.16 million).

SHAMELESS is Showtime’s youngest skewing show, with nearly 40% of the audience under age 35. Season one averaged 3.8MM viewers per week across platforms, and the series now ranks as the No. 3 rated series for the network.

9:00 p.m. 1.58 million viewers (+61% vs. last year’s premiere 982K)

11:00 p.m. 475,000 viewers

Total 2.06 million viewers

CALIFORNICATION Premiere at 1030PM

The season five premiere of CALIFORNICATION delivered 1.03 million viewers for the night, besting its season four finale by 22 percent.

76% of the weekly viewing to CALIFORNICATION in Season 4 occurred after its Sunday airing – the average weekly number across replays, DVR and On Demand for the series was 2.5 million viewers.